College student found dead hanging on a tree in Tagbilaran City

Authorities are now getting in touch with the family of a student found hanging dead near F. Ligason St., Bool District in Tagbilaran City.

Tagbilaran City PNP received a call from their station at about 6:25p.m. informing them of this incident.

Police recovered the identification card of the victim.

Radio operator Luz Cimafranca of Tagbilaran City PNP said they identified the student as Jolina Hortezuela, a resident of Badiang in Anda.

Based on her ID, she is a student from Bohol Island State University (BISU).

News of her passing spread like wildfire on social media this evening.

One post by a certain Facebook user had 898 shares before it was deleted at past 9p.m.

Another Facebook user who also saw the incident posted photos of it.

Her post garnered more than a thousand shares.

Hortizuela’s remains is now at the Holy Name Funeral Homes.

Tagbilaran PNP is currently getting in touch with the family, as of this writing.